Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT), focuses on the use of authentic language and on

asking students to do meaningful tasks using the target language. Such tasks can include visiting
a doctor, conducting an interview, or calling customer service for help. Assessment is primarily
based on task outcome (in other words the appropriate completion of real world tasks) rather
than on accuracy of prescribed language forms. This makes TBLT especially popular for
developing target language fluency and student confidence.
TASKS are activities where the target language is used by the learner for a communicative
purpose (goal) in order to achieve an outcome As defined by Willis. That means a task can
be anything from doing a puzzle to making an airline reservation.
Two types of tasks:
Pedagogic Tasks: Pedagogical tasks are specially designed classroom tasks that are
intended to require the use of specific interactional strategies and may also require
the use of specific types of language (skills, grammar, vocabulary). A task in which
two learners have to try to find the number of differences between two similar
pictures is an example of a pedagogical task.

Real-world Task: Real-world tasks are tasks that reflect real-world uses of
language and which might be considered a rehearsal for real world tasks. A
role-play in which students practice a job interview is an example of real-world
task.